Author: Jessica

You can join us in the YWCA’s 2 Minute 5K coming up in April.

Hmm, a 5K in 2 minutes? No, we’re not expecting you to run that far that fast. The name comes from the fact that in the United States someone is sexually assaulted every 2 minutes.

This event is designed to raise awareness and funds to help survivors of sexual assault here in Oklahoma.

Like previous years you can sign up to run/walk the 5K, children can do the Kiddie K, and new for this year, you can also sign up to Snooze for SAAM (sexual assault awareness month).

If you’re not into running a 5K, snoozing for SAAM allows you to be part of our team and receive the race shirt as well as help raise awareness as you wear it and share about your participation in the event.

Please sign up online to join us if you can! The race is Saturday, April 18th at Stars and Stripes Park in OKC.

We had a great time at our February work day!

Just like most months we packaged several scarves and had a great time visiting with one another.

The special thing this month was that we had a new person join us who wanted to learn to crochet. It was so cool to see her learn and make progress on the scarf she began. I’m thankful that we had a volunteer who has experience teaching other things and was willing to help our new person learn. It worked out great!

You can see pictures of most of the scarves we received this month in our Facebook album.

We meet each month and always welcome new volunteers. Please join us if you can.

 

A new year is a great time to be reminded that the work we are doing is making a difference. Here’s a note from an advocate who meets people at the hospital following an assault:

“Thank you for your heart felt gifts! The love you put into the scarves means so much to each one of our victims. The scarf is a reminder that they are not alone. A positive reminder they are a survivor. Thank you so much!”

YWCA Advocate

We are excited and thankful to announce that Crochet by Vanessa Rae brought 2 scarves to our last work day. These were donated in response to her offer on Etsy to buy a scarf and give a scarf. It’s such a neat program!

These 2 scarves are not only beautiful, but also very well-made. It’s nice to be able to offer such great products to our recipients. If you happen to be looking for a unique Christmas gift there is still time to order from her and donate to Threads as well as have a gift for a friend.

 

We have an opportunity to help the YWCA with a Christmas project.

Next month they have a Santa Store. This store is an opportunity for the families they serve to come select Christmas gifts to give their families.

If you can help volunteer at the store or are able to donate items that would make good gifts, please use the contact info below and let them know you’d like to help.

We are so excited to introduce you to Crochet by Vanessa Rae! This skilled crocheter is offering to donate scarves to Threads of Compassion when you purchase selected scarves from her.  She has been volunteering with us for quite some time and has donated some beautiful scarves. When she inquired about this idea it was very easy to say YES! We knew that she would be offering great, quality scarves to those who participate in her offer.

This new initiative allows you to donate a scarf to us with each purchase of an infinity scarf. The timing is perfect for our cooler weather as well as gift-giving this holiday season. She has an Etsy store with details of the offer as well as a Facebook page with more samples of her work.

We hope you’ll check out her site and consider making a purchase.

We had a great Work Day in September!

One volunteer spent about an hour and a half packaging 51 scarves. We had 88 more scarves that were taken home to be washed and packaged in October.

There were people that stopped by to drop off scarves or yarn and visit for a few minutes. We had some that great scarves that had arrived in the mail or been dropped off at the building. Several ladies worked on some beautiful scarves that will be ready in the next month or two to be packaged and made available to offer comfort to survivors.

Thank you to each person who joined us in September, we look forward to seeing you again soon!

We’re looking for  votes! Please consider taking a few seconds to vote for our photo in the contest. Yarnspirations is hosting a giveaway of Caron United yarn to be used for charity projects. We’d love to take their yarn and turn it into scarves. They are going to do a random drawing from the top 10 entries, based on number of votes received before the contest ends on August 1st at 10 am EST.

You can see our entry and vote for us here. Please note that you need to vote, not just like the photo. It’s votes that count, not likes. The  voting happens on Facebook, but you don’t have to have a Facebook account to vote.

Please share this with others who may like to help us try to win the yarn.